Physiological and transcriptional response to drought stress among bioenergy grass Miscanthus species by Jose J. De Vega, Abel Teshome, Manfred Klaas, Jim Grant, John Finnan, Susanne Barth

“…Multiple copies of the starch metabolic enzymes BAM and waxy GBSS-I were strongly up-regulated in drought stress in all Miscanthus genotypes, and 12 aquaporins (PIP1, PIP2 and NIP2) were also up-regulated in drought stress across genotypes. …”
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Ion Transporters and Osmoregulation in the Kidney of Teleost Fishes as a Function of Salinity by Marius Takvam, Marius Takvam, Chris M. Wood, Harald Kryvi, Tom O. Nilsen, Tom O. Nilsen

“…The renal transporters addressed include the subunits of the Na+, K+- ATPase (NKA) enzyme, monovalent ion transporters for Na+, Cl–, and K+ (NKCC1, NKCC2, CLC-K, NCC, ROMK2), water transport pathways [aquaporins (AQP), claudins (CLDN)], and divalent ion transporters for SO42–, Mg2+, and Ca2+ (SLC26A6, SLC26A1, SLC13A1, SLC41A1, CNNM2, CNNM3, NCX1, NCX2, PMCA). …”
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Transcriptomic analyses reveal physiological changes in sweet orange roots affected by citrus blight by Shimin Fu, Jonathan Shao, Avijit Roy, Ronald H. Brlansky, Changyong Zhou, John S. Hartung

“…In response to citrus blight stress, genes encoding aquaporins, proteins with water channel activity and several cellulose synthase genes were down-regulated, whereas genes involved in lignin and glucosinolate biosynthesis were up-regulated. …”
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Bicarbonate-Dependent Detoxification by Mitigating Ammonium-Induced Hypoxic Stress in <i>Triticum aestivum</i> Root by Xiao Liu, Yunxiu Zhang, Chengming Tang, Huawei Li, Haiyong Xia, Shoujin Fan, Lingan Kong

“…Transcriptomic analysis revealed that compared to CK, SA treatment at 48 h significantly upregulated the expression of genes encoding fermentation enzymes (pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)) and oxygen consumption enzymes (respiratory burst oxidase homologs, dioxygenases, and alternative oxidases), downregulated the expression of genes encoding oxygen transporters (PIP-type aquaporins, non-symbiotic hemoglobins), and those involved in energy metabolism, including tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle enzymes and ATP synthases, but upregulated the glycolytic enzymes in the roots and downregulated the expression of genes involved in the cell cycle and elongation. …”
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In-silico Exploration of Channel Type and Efflux Silicon Transporters and Silicification Proteins in 80 Sequenced Viridiplantae Genomes by Muhammad Amjad Nawaz, Farrukh Azeem, Alexander Mikhailovich Zakharenko, Xiao Lin, Rana Muhammad Atif, Faheem Shehzad Baloch, Ting-Fung Chan, Gyuhwa Chung, Junghee Ham, Sangmi Sun, Kirill S. Golokhvast

“…It is transported and distributed within the plant body through a cooperative system of channel type (e.g., <i>OsLsi1</i>) and efflux (Lsi2s e.g., <i>OsLsi2</i>) Si transporters (SITs) that belong to Noduline-26 like intrinsic protein family of aquaporins and an uncharacterized anion transporter family, respectively. …”
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Salt stress vs. salt shock - the case of sugar beet and its halophytic ancestor by Monika Skorupa, Marcin Gołębiewski, Katarzyna Kurnik, Janusz Niedojadło, Jacek Kęsy, Krzysztof Klamkowski, Katarzyna Wójcik, Waldemar Treder, Andrzej Tretyn, Jarosław Tyburski

“…Osmotic adjustment, manifested by increased water and proline content, occurred in salt-shocked leaves of both genotypes, due to the concerted activation of genes encoding aquaporins, ion channels and osmoprotectants synthesizing enzymes. bHLH137 was the only TF-encoding gene induced by salt in a dose-dependent manner irrespective of the mode of salt treatment. …”
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Anion-selective Formate/nitrite transporters: taxonomic distribution, phylogenetic analysis and subfamily-specific conservation pattern in prokaryotes by Mishtu Mukherjee, Manu Vajpai, Ramasubbu Sankararamakrishnan

“…Experimentally determined structures of FNTs indicate that they share the same hourglass helical fold with aquaporins and aquaglyceroporins and have two constriction regions, namely, cytoplasmic slit and central constriction. …”
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Choroid plexus genes for CSF production and brain homeostasis are altered in Alzheimer’s disease by Shawn Kant, Edward G. Stopa, Conrad E. Johanson, Andrew Baird, Gerald D. Silverberg

“…Specifically, genes coding for ion transporters in CP epithelium (CPE) and associated enzymes like Na–K-ATPase and carbonic anhydrase, aquaporins, mitochondrial transporters/enzymes, blood–cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCSFB) stability proteins, and pro-inflammatory mediators were selected for investigation. …”
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Relative expression of mRNAs related to cavitation process in bovine embryos produced in vivo and in vitro Expressão relativa de mRNAs relacionados com o processo de cavitação em e... by Sabine Wohlres-Viana, Mariana Cortes Boite, João Henrique Moreira Viana, Marco Antonio Machado, Luiz Sérgio de Almeida Camargo

“…The objectives of this work were to identify and to evaluate possible differences on gene expression of aquaporins and Na/K-ATPases transcripts between embryos in vivo and in vitro produced. …”
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Differential Regulation of Stomatal Conductance as a Strategy to Cope With Ammonium Fertilizer Under Ambient Versus Elevated CO2 by Fernando Torralbo, María Begoña González-Moro, Edurne Baroja-Fernández, Iker Aranjuelo, Carmen González-Murua

“…Moreover, similar gene expression of the aquaporins TIP1, PIP1.1, and PIP2.3 in ammonium-fertilized plants grown at 700 ppm compared to nitrate and ammonium nitrate plants would suggest that an adjustment in CO2 and H2O diffusion is not required. …”
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Quantitative Proteome Analysis Reveals Changes in the Protein Landscape During Grape Berry Development With a Focus on Vacuolar Transport Proteins by Liuqing Kuang, Shangwu Chen, Yan Guo, Huiqin Ma

“…We identified 161 transport proteins with differential abundance, including proton pumps, aquaporins, sugar transporters, ATP-binding cassette transporters and ion transport proteins, together with organic compound transport proteins, the highest number and variety of berry tonoplast transporters found in grape proteome efforts to date. …”
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Glutamine in suppression of lipopolysaccharide-induced piglet intestinal inflammation: The crosstalk between AMPK activation and mitochondrial function by Liuqin He, Xihong Zhou, Ziping Wu, Yanzhong Feng, Di Liu, Tiejun Li, Yulong Yin

“…Our current results showed that compared with the LPS treatment, the Gln + LPS treatment had better growth performance and greater villus height (P < 0.05), and the Gln + LPS treatment reduced the rate of diarrhea by 6.4% (P < 0.05); the Gln + LPS treatment decreased serum tumor necrosis factor (TNF-ɑ), interleukin-6 (IL-6), K+, cortisol and insulin levels, whereas increased (P < 0.05) serum immunoglobulin M and epidermal growth factor levels; the Gln + LPS treatment increased (P < 0.05) the expression of aquaporins and AMPK pathway-associated targets in the jejunum and ileum of piglets, whereas decreased the expression of ion transporters (P < 0.05). …”
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Genome-Wide Identification of <i>Aqp</i> Family Related to Spermatogenesis in Turbot (<i>Scophthalmus maximus</i>) by Xueying Wang, Ning Zhao, Tao Wang, Jinwei Huang, Qinghua Liu, Jun Li

“…Among these processes, the role of aquaporins (<i>aqps</i>) in the testis is crucial. Turbot (<i>Scophthalmus maximus</i>) is a significant marine flatfish species in China; however, natural egg laying in females is not feasible under cultured conditions. …”
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Expression and Functional Analysis of the <i>PaPIP1-2</i> Gene during Dormancy and Germination Periods of Kernel-Using Apricot (<i>Prunus armeniaca</i> L.) by Shaofeng Li, Guangshun Zheng, Fei Wang, Hai Yu, Shaoli Wang, Haohui Guan, Fenni Lv, Yongxiu Xia

“…Aquaporins play a crucial role in helping water molecules move across cell membranes. …”
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Effect of heat stress on the hypothalamic expression profile of water homeostasis‐associated genes in low‐ and high‐water efficient chicken lines by Loujain Aloui, Elizabeth S. Greene, Travis Tabler, Kentu Lassiter, Kevin Thompson, Walter G. Bottje, Sara Orlowski, Sami Dridi

“…At the molecular level, the overall hypothalamic expression of aquaporins (AQP8 and AQP12), arginine vasopressin (AVP) and its related receptor AVP2R, angiotensinogen (AGT), angiotensin II receptor type 1 (AT1), and calbindin 2 (CALB2) were significantly lower; however, CALB1 mRNA and AQP2 protein levels were higher in HWE compared to LWE line. …”
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Anti-Leukemic Activity of Brassica-Derived Bioactive Compounds in HL-60 Myeloid Leukemia Cells by María Ángeles Núñez-Sánchez, María Antonia Martínez-Sánchez, Marina Verdejo-Sánchez, Paula García-Ibáñez, Alba Oliva Bolarín, Bruno Ramos-Molina, Diego A. Moreno, Antonio J. Ruiz-Alcaraz

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Ectopic Expression of <i>CrPIP2;3</i>, a Plasma Membrane Intrinsic Protein Gene from the Halophyte <i>Canavalia rosea</i>, Enhances Drought and Salt-Alkali Stress Tolerance in Arab... by Jiexuan Zheng, Ruoyi Lin, Lin Pu, Zhengfeng Wang, Qiming Mei, Mei Zhang, Shuguang Jian

“…Aquaporins are channel proteins that facilitate the transmembrane transport of water and other small neutral molecules, thereby playing vital roles in maintaining water and nutrition homeostasis in the life activities of all organisms. …”
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<named-content content-type="genus-species">Saccharomyces cerevisiae</named-content>: First Steps to a Suitable Model System To Study the Function and Intracellular Transport of Hu... by Hasib A. M. Sarder, Xiaobing Li, Charlotta Funaya, Emmanuelle Cordat, Manfred J. Schmitt, Björn Becker

“…ABSTRACT Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been frequently used to study biogenesis, functionality, and intracellular transport of various renal proteins, including ion channels, solute transporters, and aquaporins. Specific mutations in genes encoding most of these renal proteins affect kidney function in such a way that various disease phenotypes ultimately occur. …”
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Effect of dietary soybean saponin Bb on the growth performance, intestinal nutrient absorption, morphology, microbiota, and immune response in juvenile Chinese soft-shelled turtle... by Yue Wang, Xinyue Jia, Zixue Guo, Ling Li, Tianyu Liu, Peiyu Zhang, Peiyu Zhang, Haiyan Liu, Haiyan Liu

“…At the same time, the expressions of key transcription factors (STAT1, TBX21, FOS), chemokines (CCL3), cytokines (TNF-α, IL-8), and aquaporins (AQP3, AQP6) in the inflammatory response were increased by soybean saponin Bb in the large intestine of a turtle. …”
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Responses of transcriptome and metabolome in the roots of Pugionium cornutum (L.) Gaertn to exogenously applied phthalic acid by Xiaoyan Zhang, Kezhen Ning, Zhongren Yang, Xiumei Huang, Hongtao Yu, Nana Fu, Xinyuan Qin, Lizhen Hao, Fenglan Zhang

“…In addition, the L-histidinol content was highest under 0.1 mmol·L− 1 phthalic acid, and a total of eleven differentially expressed genes were significantly positively correlated with the L-histidinol content, all of which were annotated to heat shock proteins, aquaporins and cysteine proteases. Conclusions Accumulation of autotoxins altered the metabolic balance in P. cornutum (L.) …”
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